Outside this Cinefamily movie theater in Los Angeles.... warm cider offers Christmas cheer to film fans.
They're here for a sold out midnight screening of Sony's "The Interview" -- about a fictional plot to assassinate the leader of North Korea.
It's been a ping-pong week for the film ... Sony initially pulled the movie over security threats linked to Pyongyang -- then suddenly announced a limited release in a smattering of independent U.S. theaters on Christmas Day.
So for some fans, watching the film was really about supporting freedom of expression...
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL RICH SAYING:
"I am here because I wanted to support film makers who were being censored by foreign bodies because I don't believe that anybody should have the right to censor a work, whether it's satirical or not."
That support got rewarded with a surprise visit at the midnight screening by the film's co-star Seth Rogen and it's co-director.
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